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Tornado (F2) — Oglala Lakota, South Dakota

June 4, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
54
Property damage
$3.2M
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Oglala Lakota

Event narrative (NOAA)

This was the first of two tornadoes that swept through the town of Oglala. Spotters and law enforcement reported that the tornado went up and down several times. It remained on the ground just prior to hitting Oglala and then dissipated as it moved to the northeast. There was one fatality with 54 people receiving medical care for injuries. A church and three of its surrounding buildings were destroyed, 22 mobile homes destroyed, 30 to 50 buildings damaged and a lot of hail damage to roofs and vehicles.

Other notable tornado events in South Dakota

Mccook · May 30, 19986 killedHand · August 30, 20201 killedBeadle · August 24, 2006$15.0MKingsbury · June 24, 2003$3.0MBeadle · June 24, 2003$1.5MHanson · May 30, 1998$1.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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